British ingredients and cooking terms and their American counterparts
| British | American |
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| Ale | Strong beer |
| Anchovy essence | Anchovy paste |
| Aubergine | Eggplant |
| Ashet | Meat dish |
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| Bacon rashers | Bacon slices |
| Baking tray | Cookie sheet |
| Bangers | Sausages |
| Bannock | Flat, round cakes |
| Bap | Hambuger bun |
| Beetroot | Beets |
| Belly of pork | Pork arm steak |
| Bicarbonate of soda | Baking soda |
| Biscuits | Crackers,cookies |
| Blaeberries | Bilberries, raspberries or blueberries |
| Blind pie case | Empty pie shell |
| Boiling fowl | Stewing fowl |
| Blood heat (98.6 F) | Lukewarm |
| Braising steak | Chuck steak |
| Broad beans | Fava, lima or java beans |
| Bully beef | Corned beef |
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| Cake mixture | Cake batter |
| Case | Pie shell |
| Castor sugar | Granulated sugar |
| Cheddar, Scottish | Cheddar, American |
| Chicory | Endive |
| Chilli | Chili pepper |
| Chipolata sausages | Cocktail sausages |
| Chips | French fries |
| Clotted cream | Whipped heavy whipping cream |
| Coriander leaves | Cilantro |
| Cornflour | Cornstarch |
| Cos lettuce | Romaine |
| Courgette | Small zucchini, summer squash |
| Creamed (potatoes) | Mashed |
| Crisps | Potato Chips |
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| Demerara sugar | Brown sugar, light |
| Digestive biscuits | Graham crackers |
| Double cream | Whipping cream |
| Dripping | Meat drippings |
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| Essence | Extract |
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| Faggot | Meatball |
| Fairy cake | Cupcake |
| Farls | Quarters |
| Farola | Milled wheat or semolina |
| Fats | Shortening |
| Finnan haddie | Smoked haddock |
| French bean | Green bean |
| Frying pan | Skillet |
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| Gammon | Ham |
| Gelatine | Gelatin |
| Girnel | Canister or meal chest |
| Girdle | Griddle |
| Glacé | Candied |
| Goblet (of liquidizer) | Bowl or container (of blender) |
| Golden syrup | Light corn syrup |
| Greaseproof paper | Wax paper, parchment paper |
| Green cured bacon | Unsmoked bacon |
| Grill, a | Broiler |
| Grill, to | Broil |
| Grill pan | Broiling pan |
| Gut (fish) | Clean |
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| Haricot beans | Navy or white beans |
| Hob | Stovetop |
| Hodgils | Oatmeal dumpling |
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| Icing | Frosting |
| Icing sugar | Confectioners' sugar |
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| Jacket potato | Baked potato |
| Jam | Preserves |
| Jelly | Jello |
| Jelly bag | Use several layers of cheesecloth |
| Joint (of meat) | Roast (of meat) |
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| Kail | Kale |
| Kippers | Kippered herrings |
| Kitchen paper | Paper towels |
| Knead/knock back (dough) | Punch down |
| Knuckle of veal | Veal shanks |
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| Lettuce, a | Head of lettuce |
| Liquidizer/Mixer | Blender/Mixer |
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| Maize | Corn |
| Mangetout | Snow peas |
| Marmite® | brand name pungent yeast extract spread/flavouring |
| Marrow | Giant zucchini type squash |
| Middle neck of lamb | Neck of lamb |
| Mince | Ground meat |
| Mince, to | Grind |
| Minced beef | Ground beef |
| Mincedmeat | Pie filling of dried fruit, peel, brandy, etc. very occasionally contains meat |
| Mixed spice | Allspice |
| Morello cherries | Sour cherries |
| Mushroom ketchup | Pungent condiment (try 1/2 tsp olive oil, 1/2 tsp vinegar & 1 tsp beef stock) |
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| Neeps | mashed yellow turnip, rutabaga |
| Nut (of butter) | Pat |
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| Offal | variety or organ meats (liver, heart, kidney) |
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| Packet puff pastry | Prepared puff pastry |
| Pickled pork | Cured pork |
| Pigeon | Squab |
| Pine kernels | Pine nuts |
| Pinhead oatmeal | Irish oatmeal |
| Pips | Seeds |
| Pluck | Organ meats, selection of |
| Preserve | Preserves |
| Pudding | A steamed, baked or boiled dish, sweet or meat/veg base |
| Pudding cloth | Cheesecloth |
| Plain flour | All-purpose flour |
| Polythene | Plastic wrap [Saran Wrap®] |
| Prawns | Large shrimp |
| Prove | Rise |
| Punnet | berry basket, about a pint or 250g by weight |
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| Rashers | Bacon slices |
| Ratafia biscuits | Almond flavoured cookies or dried macaroons |
| Rocket | Arugula |
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| Salt beef | Corned beef brisket |
| Sandwich tins | Round-layer pans |
| Scallion | Scallion/green onion |
| Scag end neck of lamb | Neck of lamb |
| Seal | Sear |
| Self-raising flour | 3/4 cup all-purpose flour sifted with 1 tsp baking powder & 1/4 tsp salt |
| Seville oranges | to each quart of sliced naval/Florida oranges add one lemon sliced thin |
| Sharon fruit | Persimmon |
| Sherbet | Powdered candy |
| Shredded suet | Chopped beef suet |
| Sieve, to | Sift |
| Silver beet | Swiss chard |
| Silverside | Top round beef |
| Single cream | Light cream |
| Sirloin | Porterhouse Steak |
| Soft brown sugar | Light brown sugar |
| Soya sauce | Soy sauce |
| Spurtle | Wooden spoon or spatula |
| Squash (cordial) | Juice drink from concentrate |
| Stalk | Remove stalks |
| Stewing steak | Braising beef |
| Stick celery | Celery stalk |
| Stoned raisins | Seedless raisins |
| Streaky bacon | Regular bacon |
| Strong plain flour | Unbleached white flour |
| Sultanas | Seedless white raisins |
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| Tart | Pie |
| Tartlet pan | Muffin pan |
| Tatties | Potatoes |
| Top and tail (gooseberries) | Clean |
| Treacle | Molasses |
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| Vegetable mill | Food mill |
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| Whisk | Beat, whip |
| Wholemeal | Wholewheat |
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| From A Feast of Scotland by Janet Warren and other sources. |
